-At first, this 1956 video seems like just another fascinating item from the racing archives. Driver Mike Hawthorn, with a camera on the tail of his Jaguar D-Type and a microphone slung over his shoulders, narrates a pre-race practice lap around the Circuit de la Sarthe. It’s a rare chance to ride along, to see and hear one of Jaguar’s most legendary racing machines in the venue where it so
We’ve heard a few notes from the 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350‘s quad tailpipes before—most notably, in a Ford-produced video of the track-attacking Mustang in testing at Virginia International Raceway. But who could say no to more? Ford just released a new video highlighting the combustion-chamber music from this mighty Mustang, to remind those of us who may have forgotten: That 5.2-liter flat-crank V-8 sounds vicious. – – – – Ford
– It would be too easy to kick off this evaluation of the all-wheel-drive BMW 435i xDrive coupe with a snarky quip about how the 3- and 4-series lineups have ballooned to comically crowded levels, but then you already knew that. There are sedans, sedans that pretend to be coupes, wagons, hatchbacks that look like SUVs, and convertibles. This test is of a 4-series coupe—an actual two-door—equipped with all-wheel drive
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-This is the new Opel Astra, set for an in-the-metal debut at the Frankfurt auto show this September. It replaces the current five-door hatchback, which is sold in Europe under the Opel and Vauxhall brands and in China as the Buick Excelle XT. – The outgoing model still serves as the basis for the three-door Astra GTC, the U.S.-bound Cascada convertible, and the Buick Verano four-door sedan. Stephanie Brinley, an analyst at IHS Automotive,
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-These two eBay-listed Ferrari Testarossas are quite similar, except for the fact that one is red and the other is the color of the vinyl seats in your grandma’s 1977 Ford LTD. – According to the seller of both cars—one foxyroxygirl1—the example wearing the more adventurous hue is a 1988.5 model, has only 4200 miles, and arrived to them essentially coated in Cosmoline. The red car, a 1991, seems to be in similarly excellent
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– Following full redesigns for the Legacy sedan and Outback wagon last year, Subaru isn’t resting on its laurels with either mid-size model. The automaker is introducing its new Starlink infotainment setup to the 2016 Legacy sedan and 2016 Outback wagon, as well as expanding its EyeSight suite of safety technologies. The best part, at least for Subaristi? All of these minor updates arrive with a minimum of extra cost. –
-The Mercedes-Benz SL will be restyled soon, but before an extensive facelift fixes its aesthetic issues, the company is launching this Mille Miglia 417 special edition, which pays homage to a legend. It is a modern-day interpretation of the 300SL that was driven at the 1955 Mille Miglia by the American John Fitch and his co-driver Kurt Gessl to an incredible fifth place overall. A series-production car, that Mercedes finished
